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a person who creates a written work
a writer who is still trying to get published
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Recent Examples of writers
Along with Chuck Klosterman, Thompson is one of the writers who can write about anything from food to true crime to golf.
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Mac Engel
april 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
These intimate acoustic sets feature the writers performing their own hits.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The health plan revitalization, the key issue for writers this round, will come with some cuts to benefits for writers as well.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Writing’s musical quality might help move writers and readers beyond themselves.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Her 70-foot-long Obama Center mural, Reading Circles/ Weaving Dreams/ Seeding Futures (2026), celebrates the public library and will feature spotlights on numerous writers as well as visual artists.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The second narrative, the one that came later—with science fiction reinventing the robot as gleaming, futuristic, aspirational—built a future that, as imagined by European and American science fiction writers, was white.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Don’t miss out on a songwriter’s round at The Bluebird Cafe — intimate acoustic sets where the writers perform their own hits.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The writers technically have until May, when the DGA’s talks begin, to reach a tentative agreement.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Mac Engel
april 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
These intimate acoustic sets feature the writers performing their own hits.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The health plan revitalization, the key issue for writers this round, will come with some cuts to benefits for writers as well.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Writing’s musical quality might help move writers and readers beyond themselves.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Her 70-foot-long Obama Center mural, Reading Circles/ Weaving Dreams/ Seeding Futures (2026), celebrates the public library and will feature spotlights on numerous writers as well as visual artists.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The second narrative, the one that came later—with science fiction reinventing the robot as gleaming, futuristic, aspirational—built a future that, as imagined by European and American science fiction writers, was white.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Don’t miss out on a songwriter’s round at The Bluebird Cafe — intimate acoustic sets where the writers perform their own hits.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The writers technically have until May, when the DGA’s talks begin, to reach a tentative agreement.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writers
authors
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The study authors said earlier screenings may be beneficial, as new cancers develop decades sooner for survivors, compared to the general population.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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As the nation's largest literary festival, the LA Times Festival of Books features over 550 authors, poets and storytellers, as well as hundreds of exhibitors, and free outdoor activities, including panels, cooking demos and live music.—
Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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